Ararahih'urípih
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tharámpuk / tharampuka- acorn soup

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lexicon ID #5881 | revised Dec 29 2015

tharámpuk / tharampuka- V • acorn soup

Derivation tharámpuk-a
cook.acorn.soup-DEVERB

Source: WB 1427, p.388

  • pihnîich, tharampukayaa'íshar ikyâaheen. Old man, you made really good acorn soup! [Reference: DeA&F 2 Old Man Turtle 024]


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  1. xas   u-píip   "pihnîich   tharampuka-yaa-'íshara   i-kyâa-heen  
    then   3s(>3)-say   "old.man   acorn.soup-good-extremely   2s(>3)-make-ANT  
    (One of the boys) said, "Old man, that's awfully good mush you fixed today!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text
  2. xas   kun-'ipêer   "pa-pihníich   íp   nik   nu-xus-at   tharampuka-yaa-'íshara  
    then   3pl(>3s)-say.to   "the-old.man   PAST   a.little   1pl(>3)-think-PAST   acorn.soup-good-extremely  
    Then one of them said, "Old man, we have been thinking about what a good cook you are!"
    Source: Margaret Harrie, "The Ten Young Men who Became the Pleiades" (DAF_KT-02) | read full text